804108 - Promise-based API for async mozStorage

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 813833

(Toolkit :: Storage, defect)

Description

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

Promises are a very dev-friendly API for writing async code, especially when combined with Task.js (see e.g. http://dutherenverseauborddelatable.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/beautiful-off-main-thread-file-io/ ). I believe that it would be a good idea to provide a promise-based API for async mozStorage.

Comment 1

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

I am willing to mentor this, by the way, once we have decided of an acceptable API.

Comment 2

[Marco Bonardo [:mak] (Away Apr 25 - May 5)]

which kind of info do you need, I'm not sure which kind of API you're evaluating.

Comment 3

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

Attachment: First draft

Marco: The idea was to get you on board for this design.
Here is a first draft.

Comment 4

[David Teller [:Yoric] - still alive but not very active]

Looks like gps beat me to it.

Comment 5

[Marco Bonardo [:mak] (Away Apr 25 - May 5)]

Comment on attachment 673956 [details] [diff] [review]
First draft

let's unify efforts there then, good that both of you are quite expert on async stuff!